416 Center St, Fernandina BeachThe Nassau County Courthouse has presided over historic Centre Street in downtown Fernandina Beach since 1891.
The National Register of Historic Places states that the courthouse, the second oldest in Florida, is “unquestionably the finest in quality of detail and workmanship in the state of Florida.” The bell once perched in the courthouse’s square clock tower served as part of the city’s fire alarm system until the mid-1930s. It is now on display in the courthouse’s lobby. Festival performances are held in a beautiful, carefully restored courtroom.